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I noticed that some of the new Euro coins are made of "Nordic gold". Is this actual gold or some other yellowish alloy that they call "gold" just to make it sound good?

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[ex-wing191.livejournal.com]

I read some where that the Vatican is actually going to be minting some too. I didn't see that in the list however.

and I suppose

[vardissakheli.livejournal.com]

they'll cure rheumatism too. Gotta sell 'em somehow!

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

[Froggy checks Google...]
'Nordic gold' is een legering die bestaat uit 89% koper, 5% aluminium, 5% zink en 1% tin.

By gosh. I've suddenly developed an ability to understand Dutch :-)